Chapter 6X
I met his gaze, my expression cold and unreadable. So, in lan’s eyes, I was nothing more than a disposable accessory–something to be used and discarded at his convenience.
I let out a hollow laugh, my voice laced with both pain and mockery. “lan, your reckoning is coming.“>
“You can’t save her. Trish won’t live,” I added.
lan’s hand froze mid–motion, an unexplainable panic flashing across his face. “What do you mean?“}
“Because-”
Before I could finish, the operating room doors burst open with a loud crash.
“Freeze! lan Seymour, you are under arrest for investigation for illegal medical procedures and coercion. Come with us.“}
lan and I both turned to see Marilyn standing at the entrance, flanked by a group of uniformed officers. The sharp determination in her eyes was unlike anything I’d ever seen before.
“I knew something wasn’t right,” Marilyn spat. “You said Zara was feeling unwell and needed an emergency delivery, but you kept covering her mouth, silencing her. And I saw the blood on her lips. That wasn’t normal.“}
She took another step closer, eyes blazing with fury. “Luckily, I followed my gut and trailed you here. When I saw you drag her into the operating room without a single nurse or doctor present, I asked the staff on duty to check Zara’s records. Imagine my surprise when I found out she was never officially admitted.” Marilyn shook her head in disgust. “So I called the cops.”
Her gaze dropped to my still–open stomach and the bloodied, lifeless bundle on the floor. Her breath hitched before she turned her fury back to lan. “How could you do this? That was your wife and your child! How could you be so heartless?“}
lan’s face twisted in rage and he turned to Marilyn, as if blaming her for the situation unraveling. “Who the hell do you think you are to interfere? Zara is my wife! I’m the head of obstetrics at this hospital! I had every right to operate on her.“>
With that, he yanked a document from his pocket and threw it onto the floor. “That’s her signed consent form. I’m her legal husband. Everything was done properly. I hadn’t done any crime.”}
Marilyn’s hands trembled with anger as she pointed at my still–exposed abdomen, raw and bleeding. “You are a monster.“>
I forced myself to keep my eyes open, barely clinging to consciousness, but I wouldn’t let him get away with this.”
“lan,” I said weakly, “you married me under false pretenses. You forced me into this surgery–at eight months pregnant–all to harvest my baby’s umbilical cord blood to save Trish. Deception, coercion, medical malpractice… Can you really say you’ve done nothing wrong?” My voice broke as the enormity of my suffering crashed down on me. “And you still think you haven’t done a crime?”
Silence filled the room as the weight of my words sank in. The gathered medical staff and police officers stared at lan with a mixture of disgust and fury.
“This is sickening. No man does this terrifying things,” someone muttered under their breath.”
Before lan could respond, the hospital director arrived, his face flushed with anger. “Dr. Ian Seymour, you are fired and it’s effective form today onward. You have violated every medical ethic imaginable.“}
lan’s mouth fell open. “You can’t fire me! I’ve done nothing wrong! I’m her husband! I had her consent!“>
His desperate gaze landed on me as I lay weakly on the table, my breathing shallow. He suddenly grabbed my wrist, clutching it with
a death grip. “Zara, tell them! Tell them I didn’t force you! You agreed to donate the cord blood for Trish’s treatment!“}
I stared at him and let out a breathless, bitter laugh. “Didn’t I tell you? Your reckoning is here.“}
His grip on me tightened, his nails digging into my already bruised skin. “Zara, don’t do this. We’re still legally married that means if I go down, you go down with me.”
“I doubt that,” I met his frantic gaze and smiled coldly. “Because now, in front of these people, I’m divorcing you!“}
For the first time, lan looked genuinely shaken. He took a step back as if the ground beneath him had crumbled.
“This isn’t happening,” he whispered, his face paling.”
Before he could react further, the officers seized him, yanking his arms behind his back.”
“lan Sterling, you are under arrest. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.”
